All five of the Nets’ draft picks participated in the NBA Summer League that concluded on Tuesday. I wrote about Cam Thomas, the league’s leading scorer and co-MVP, in yesterday’s column. (A Dominant Summer League Performance Doesn’t Prove Nets Thomas Is Ready To Take On NBA’s Best--Yet - by Steve Lichtenstein - Steve’s Newsletter (substack.com))
I see Cam Thomas as a poor man's version of Kyrie Irving, perhaps a raw version of D'Angelo Russell off the bench. He's a rookie, so placing him in a position where we need him off the bench, or to play alongside KD and James Harden in the crunch is most likely too much for him, thus the need for a guy like Patty Mills in case Kyrie is out. His upside is higher than Patty's, therefore, I can see plenty of load management for Kyrie, giving Patty and Cam the run they need to produce.
The only other guy I see contributing is Day'Ron. Perhaps dropping some weight will help his agility. I see him playing a backup Center role by the trade deadline
I see Cam Thomas as a poor man's version of Kyrie Irving, perhaps a raw version of D'Angelo Russell off the bench. He's a rookie, so placing him in a position where we need him off the bench, or to play alongside KD and James Harden in the crunch is most likely too much for him, thus the need for a guy like Patty Mills in case Kyrie is out. His upside is higher than Patty's, therefore, I can see plenty of load management for Kyrie, giving Patty and Cam the run they need to produce.
The only other guy I see contributing is Day'Ron. Perhaps dropping some weight will help his agility. I see him playing a backup Center role by the trade deadline